From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Ho49C-0005Nl-00 for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 17:01:30 -0400 Received: from riley.myhome.westell.com ([151.203.217.181]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JI300H24P1VTH54@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 15 May 2007 16:01:27 -0500 (CDT) Received: from w1gm by riley.myhome.westell.com with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Ho48p-0000fC-4N for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 15 May 2007 17:01:07 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:01:07 -0400 From: Christopher Moore Subject: Re: heretical thoughts was Re: Speakup dropped from Ubuntu In-reply-to: <006d01c79731$203d52f0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-id: <20070515210107.GA2529@riley> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline References: <87sl9yndw2.fsf@cox.net> <006d01c79731$203d52f0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:01:30 -0000 Guys, You can use a usb to serial adapter if you have a hardware synth. I think the brltty model of user-space access is a good one to look at. Perhaps it could be used as the basis for a redesigned speakup. A numeric usb keypad might serve to control the screen reading functions. Chris